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ACCOUNT of HIS MUR DEE. 
cordingly entered American Harbour. For a certain reward , 
one of the men agreed to accompany Mr. Kent to the mam 
with a native woman, to communicate with tire tribe that 
was supposed to have killed him. They landed at or near 
the rocky point of Encounter Bay, where they were joined 
by two other natives, one of whom was blind. The woman 
was sent forward for intelligence, and on her return gave 
the following details : 
It appears that at a very considerable distance from the 
first sand-hill, there is another to which Captain Barker 
must have walked, for the woman stated that three 
natives were going to the shore from their tribe, an 
that they crossed liis tract. Their quick perception 
immediately told them it was an unusual impression. 
They followed upon it, and saw Captain Barker returning. 
They hesitated for a long time to approach him, being fear- 
ful of the instrument he carried. At length, however, they 
closed upon him. Capt. Barker tried to sooth them, but 
finding that they were determined to attack him, he made 
for the water from which he could not have been very distant. 
One of the blacks immediately threw his spear and struck 
him in the hip. This did not, however, stop him. He got 
among the breakers, when he received the second spear in 
the shoulder. On this, turning round, he received a third 
full in the breast: with such deadly precision do these 
savages cast their weapons. It would appear that the 
third spear was already on its flight when Capt. Barker 
turned, and it is to be hoped, that it was at once mortal. 
He fell on his back into the water. The natives then 
